Hard-Earned Lessons from Five Figures of Debt

By Samuel Lustgarten

The shelves were packed and overflowing with toys. I had $40 in my hands. The bills whined to be spent, and I was more than willing to oblige. A thought rushed into my 13-year-old mind: How can I spend this?

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